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The Relativity of Wrong

by Isaac Asimov · 1988

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Sparkling with charm and the legendary Asimov wit, this remarkable collection of 17 essays delivers a delightful potpourri of chemical conundrums, galactic puzzles, and awesome astronomical anomalies.

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"(Asimov is) as formidable and readable as ever".

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